Serkan Toto
Articles by Serkan Toto
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Japan's No.1 TV web portal acTVila tops 1 million subscribers
It took 28 months, but now it has happened. Japan’s answer of sorts to American video platform Hulu, a content-on-demand service called acTVila, has racked up one million subscribers [JP, PDF]. …
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We waited so long: Hot-girl-gadget Bijin Dokei gets an iPhone app
My personal favorite web concept of 2009, the Bijin Dokei (Hot Girl Clock) gadget, which I was happy to introduce in March, gets an iPhone app (App store link). Finally. The clever people from PHIRIA …
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NEC Biglobe + Nifty + IIJ = A single huge ISP (by 2011)
Japan’s biggest business publication, The Nikkei, is reporting a major shake-up in Japan’s ISP industry. According to the paper, a total of three ISPs in the country, namely NEC Biglobe …
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Virtual consolation service confirms you're cool, a real man and loved
I have never heard of a site like this before and have massive doubts about every single aspect of it. But Japanese media claim that Homerare Salon, launched in December last year, is a huge success. …
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Bijin Tokei: Japanese company offers Hot-girl-clock gadget
Finally a Google and Windows Vista gadget that makes sense. Tokyo-based PHIRIA DESIGN has developed the Bijin Tokei (hot girl clock) gadget, which shows random Japanese girls holding up a sign that …
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Shockwave closes, Japan loses one of its biggest casual gaming sites
Japan, the country of Nintendo, Sony and Sega, doesn’t have a decent casual gaming site anymore (Hangame is big but doesn’t really count in this area). That’s what Timo Meyer, …
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$8.70: Emobile Introduces Japan's Lowest Monthly Phone Fee
Emobile, the No. 4 major cell phone carrier in Japan, said Wednesday that it will introduce a new cell phone price plan on February 7, which is the most attractive in Japan - at least if you aim for …
